cole Salish Secondary School PAC Meeting Clip Past Practice - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

École Salish Secondary School PAC Meeting

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Past Practice ∗ Penalizing 10% a day for late assignments ∗ Not accepting late assignments ∗ Not allowing students to write quizzes if they were late for class ∗ Not giving students chances to demonstrate their learning if they have committed academic dishonesty ∗ Using quizzes, midterms, final exams as classroom management strategies

Assessment & Change

New BC Curriculum & Assessment ∗ Communicates student learning and progress in ways that are meaningful, varied, and responsive ∗ Encourages open dialogue between the learner, home, and school ∗ Focus on conceptual learning (Know-Understand-Do) with an emphasis on competencies

New BC Curriculum & Assessment ∗ Promotes student ownership of learning ∗ Relies on authentic evidence of learning ∗ Establishes consistent , provincial standards

What is the Salish Way?  Thoughtful  Cohesive  Consistent  Meaningful

Bins Bins ∗ Homework 20% ∗ Projects 20% ∗ Quizzes 10% ∗ Tests 20% ∗ Midterm 10% ∗ Final Exam 20%

Bins to Learning Standards Bins to…Standards

New Language Arts Curriculum

Learning Standards: Language Arts ∗ 1 Create 25% ∗ 2 Communicate 25% ∗ 3 Comprehend 25% ∗ 4 Connect 25% ∗ No competency is deemed more important than another competency

1. Create ∗ Producing & Developing ∗ “Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create engaging and meaningful literary and informational texts for a variety of purposes and audiences” (Ministry)

2. Communicate ∗ Speaking & Expressing ∗ “Exchange ideas and viewpoints to build shared understanding and extend thinking” (Ministry)

3. Comprehend ∗ Knowing & Understanding ∗ “Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas within, between & beyond texts ” (Ministry)

4. Connect ∗ Interpreting & Applying ∗ “Synthesize ideas from a variety of sources to build understanding” (Ministry)

Assessing Competencies

What’s the difference? ∗ Jared gets 74% ∗ Amber gets 75% ∗ Nolan gets 76% ∗ How do you distinguish these students’ achievement?

Percentages to Proficiency

Provincial Proficiency Scale

Extending Level Sophisticated (excellent) Understanding/Skills

Proficient Level Complete (very good) Understanding/Skills

Developing Level Partial (good/satisfactory) Understanding/Skills

Emerging Level Initial (minimally acceptable) Understanding/Skills

Not Yet Meeting Level (I) Not Yet (in progress/ incomplete) Understanding/Skills

Letter Grade & Proficiency Scale

Averaging Term 1 = C+ Term 2 = A

Averaging Final Mark

Averaging to Trending Averaging to…Trending

Trending Final Mark

Questions

Assessment vs. Reporting

Student Reporting Policy K-9: Requirements ∗ Minimum 4 points of progress throughout the year; 2 if semester

Student Reporting Policy K-9: Requirements  Progress is communicated in relation to the learning standards using the four-point provincial proficiency scale along with descriptive feedback using strength based language  At least once , student-selected evidence of and reflection on Core Competency development within a point of progress

Student Reporting Policy K-9: Requirements ∗ Summary of progress  Written report of student progress (digital or paper) in relation to learning standards  Communication using strength based language which includes descriptive feedback and next steps for learning and the four-point provincial proficiency scale  Also includes teacher descriptive feedback on students’ engagement and behaviour (e.g. Personal and social responsibility ) and may include information on ways to support the student at school and at home  Student self assessment of all three Core competencies included

Grades 8 & 9 Multiple Terms Marks to Single Term Mark

Grades 8 & 9 Single Term Mark: Requirements ∗ 4 points of progress (Nov., Feb., Apr. & June) ∗ No letter grade ∗ Learning standards ∗ Descriptive feedback ∗ Strength based ∗ Proficiency scale ∗ Letter grade & work habit (June)

Student Reporting Policy Grades 10-12: Requirements ∗ Semester Classes: ∗ Interim Report: self- reflection ∗ Term #1: percentage & work habit ∗ Final: percentage & work habit

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